Sunday, December 9, 2012

Sundays Written In Code

Sundays are special to us. It’s almost as if HTML code is
written into our genes that Sundays are a time to reflect, to recharge our
batteries. It’s a time for introspection and realizing that there is a plan bigger
than ourselves.

We all work hard during the week and while many of you in
the cowboy/ranching world don’t get Sundays off…you need a particular day where
you can mentally and emotionally take a break. Sunday is that day for us.

We both of us get a lot of letters from folks who think our
lives are perfect. They think because we smile all the time in photos and don’t
broadcast the specifics of the troubles we are going through, that we are
perpetually happy and our life is easy. They think that because Adrian sings
and plays an instrument, she has a cushy job. They think because we are best
friends and travel together, that we never fight. They think because we’re
artistic and creative, that we don’t actually have to WORK.

They don’t see the hate mail we get, and how that hurts.
They don’t see the hours and the amount of sacrifice that actually goes into
producing an art for the public. They don’t know about the personal horrors
we’ve gone through, and believe you me, we’ve gone through them. They don’t see
it, but that’s ok….because we were meant to live this life we are leading…and
thankfully, our Sunday comes around every week.

We re-center ourselves. Help each other put the hurtful
things in perspective. We look over how the last week went. We discuss how we
can do things better, as sisters, daughters, performers, writers and humans. We
re-evaluate where we’re going and how that comes through in our art…and we also
take a lot of time to just be us.

You’re human, right? (Unless of course you’re a Transformer,
which is one of Liz’s favorite movies cuz she’s actually a 12-year-old boy in
disguise, and she’s so honored to have a robot-alien reading Buckaroo Barbie!)
Anyway….you work hard. You make sacrifices for your family, your career and
your health throughout the week. You go through emotional turmoil and the
elation of feeling that you’re “winning” in life.

Take a day to just be you. To let it all BE…and to
re-discover why you are doing the things you are doing. Make a conscious
decision to re-charge your batteries and center yourself. You’ll be able to
handle the challenges and the success of the coming week in a whole different
way.

Oh, and thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for
supporting our crazy, artistic, Buckaroo Barbie selves….we’re kind of in love
with all of you.